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St. Landry democrat., 1887-03-05
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

| FRED GEORGE, of Orono, Me-, went tt
| the house of man named Mcintosh, at
Great Works, where Georges wife was
stopping, on the night of the 22d. Going
| into the kitchen, he shot his wife, then
! himself, both dying ms family.
The President has approved the act for
the erection of public building at Chat
tanooga, Tenn; the act for the construc-
| ton Of bridge across the Tradewater
river by the Ohio Valley Railway Com
| pany, and the act for the construction of a
bridge over the Mississippi river near
Dubuque, Ia.
THE mystery of Leopold Tyler's disap-
pearance from Monroeville, o., year ago,
is solved, his skeleton remains having
been found by some boys, buried in the
sand on the river bank mile or two west
of town.
MRS LYDIA MCLANE JOHNSTON, wife of
General Joseph e. Johnston, Commits
sioner Of Railroads, died at her residence
in Washington, on the 22d, of paralysis.
THE President, on the 23d, vetoed three
pension bills.
THE Covington (Ky.) street-car en-
ployes went out on a strike on the 23d.
LATEST estimates place the Govern
ment's majority in the new German
Reichstag at 43.
GEORGE WILSON, who murdered Wake
field Gains at Philadelphia, has made a
confession.
FRENCH and German agents are pur-
chasing all horses available for military
purposes to be secured in the North of
England
A STIR is created in political and labor
circles by letter of Mayor Hewitt of
New York to the Southern Society.
The trouble between the Portuguese and
the Sultan of Zanzibar has eliminated
in Portuguese men-of-war bombarding
Tungi
GOVERNOR JOHN IRELAND of Texas testi-
fed on the 23d before the committee at
Washington investigating the alleged
Texas outrages.
THE proprietors of the Free Love paper
LucJer, were arrested at Valley Falls
Kas., on the 23d, and were sent to Jail at
Topeka. The editor and his wife are in
jail at Valley Falls.
AN earthquake calamity visited CONT
mental Europe on the 23d, and appalling
loss Of life and widespread destruction
OF property is reported, particularly from
the Southern and Mediterranean portions
of Italy.
The Dominion election returns received
up to the night of the 23d show the cleo
ton OF Ito Conservatives, SO Liberals and
four Independents.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-03-05

New YORK, Feb 23-Rev. Charles ".
Ward, rector Of St Paul's Protestant
Episcopal Church at EngleWood, N. J..
shot his wife, fired two shots at his five
year-old daughter, neither of which took
effect and ne then shot himself. early yes
terday morning, in the rectorv near the
church. Neither he nor his wife are dan
gerously wounded, but if the bullet is not
speedily removed from his head he may
suffer from blood poisoning.
Mr.. Ward was very popular and hard
working minister. He recently married
his fourth wife, and seemed to be living
happily with her. He had acted strangely
for the past few days, and evidently has
become insane from over-study Mrs
Ward says she was lying down with the
little girl for rest when Ward entered
the room in great excitement, saying:
Il want to speak to you, and if YOU
don't speak before count five will shoe,
YOU"
She was paralyzed with fright, and be-
fore she could do any thing to save her
self he had begun the firing
Ware is relative of j. @. A. Ward. the
sculptor, and Mrs. Ward is sister OF
Mrs. A. j. Vanderpoel, wife of the Well
known New York lawyer
ENGLEwooD, N. j., Feb. 23.-The condi.
ton of Rev. DR.. Ward, who shot his wife,
hred at his daughter without effect, and
then put bullet in his own head, is some
what improved this morning The bullet
IN his Wife's cheek will be probed for this
evening. The general opinion is that he
is insane.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-03-05

THE English ladies Of the Catholic faith
are forming society to be called 1.-THE
Society of the White Rose,n it's object be-
ing to defend the throne and constitution
against the attacks of Anarchism, and it's
ultimate aim will be the restoration of
Catholic dynasty to England.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-03-05

THERE was great rejoicing at Ottawa,
Ont, over the victory Of the Government.
Sir John Macdonald is sustained by ma
jority of Is to %. The Conservatives pa
raded the streets, cheeeing Justify. The
'Rier' cry has failed of it's purpose and
the French Canadians are greatly dis
couraged
St. Landry democrat., 1887-03-05

THE sale has been consummated Of
Lookout mountain, celebrated as the
scene of the battle above the clouds A
com pany has been organized to build a
broad-guage railroad by July l, and erect
the handsomest hotel in the South en- the
historic heights. Work on the railroad
will commence at once
St. Landry democrat., 1887-03-05

THE ladies of the Cabinet will not OBJ
serve reception day during Lent Mrs.
Lamar will be at home informally in the
evenings to her personal friends. The
Postmaster-General and Mrs. Villas have
designated an evening when they will be
at home each week to their friends.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-03-05

DURING the present season five fami-
lies of the diplomatic corps in Washington
have adopted a reception day each week,
thereon Hospitality opening their houses
to the American public. These are the
wives of the Ministers from Mexico, Chill,
Japan, Brazil and the Hawaiian islands.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-03-05

THE trunk line executive committee and
the Central Traffic Association met On the
18th at Commissioner Finks Off ce in
New York, and took important action to
adjust traffic and passenger matters to
the new Interstate Commerce law re-
uuirements
St. Landry democrat., 1887-03-05

DIPLoMATEs at Cairo regard the action
of England in sapctioning the conclusion
of the Government of Egypt to avoid sum-
monlng the Corvie on financial q uestions,
as tantamount to England assuming a
protectorate over that country
St. Landry democrat., 1887-03-05

SENATOR FAIR, of Nevada, has directed
the Commissioner Of Agriculture to send
$500 packages of vegetable seed to the
drought-stricken districts Of Texas He
sends all the seed that have accumulated
during his term, except liberal supply
which he has from time to time distribut-
ed in his own State.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-03-05

MARY BAKER, the fasting girl of White
County, Ind, who tasted a hundred days,
and was thought to be dead, is recovering,
being now able to retain food and stimu-
lants
St. Landry democrat., 1887-03-05

THE Pennsylvania Supreme Court has
declined to interfere in the case of VIM.
G. Cusch who killed his brother Philip
last September in Elk County. Busch will
be hanged March "a
St. Landry democrat., 1887-03-05

ADvICEs from Washington leave little
room to doubt that the President has made
up his mind to appoint Colonel Morrison
on the Interstate Commerce Commission.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-03-05

WILLIAM ALLEN, cowboy, found in
cave near Rapid City, Oak, five mummies,
supposed to be the remains Of a family
belonging to an aboriginal race. They
will be sent to the Smithsonian Institu-
ton at Washington.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-03-05

A CYCLONE passed near Oroville, Cal,
on the night of the 21st for distance of
six miles and carried everything before
it, destroying fences and cabins. Its
breadth was about forty feet. 1t is the
first ever reported west of the Rocky
mountains
St. Landry democrat., 1887-03-05

The Japanese Minister and Nine. Kuki
have given to talented young lady artist
at present residing in Washington, the
commission to paint the portrait of their
little baby daughter. Their two elder
children did not accompany them to this
country, but remained in Japan, where
the, have been adopted by the Empress.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-03-05

MAJOR WRIGHT, of Carrollton, Mo,
has been confirmed as Chief-Just ice of
Arizona.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-03-05

RI. Hon. HENRY MATTHEW'S, British
Secretary of State for Home Affairs, in
speech at Birmingham, on the 22d, init
mated that Lord Randolph Churchill
would rejoin the government after the
adoption of the budget.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-03-05

ADMIRAL PORTER urges the Importance
of coast defenses of the United States,
and contends for the superiority of the
iron-clad monitor for this purpose.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-03-05

PRESIDENT CLEVELAND is receiving
many letters from old soldiers indorsine
his veto of the Dependant Pension bill.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-03-05

IT is reported that Parnelrs mantle as
leader of the Irish Nationalists is to fall
on Justin Mccarthy,
St. Landry democrat., 1887-03-05

CHICAGO railroad conferences on the
18th determined to have rate-cutters
disciplined, and to abolish free passes,
theatrical rates and kindred courtesies, in
conformity with the spirit of the Inter
State Commerce law
St. Landry democrat., 1887-03-05

The Presidents determination last year
not to go to the Capitol on the last hours
OF the session to sign bills, but to receive
and examine them as usual at the White
House, gave great satisfaction then, and
it is confidently expected in Congress that
he will observe the same rule at the an
preaching adjournment.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-03-05

REPORTS from Germany indicate that the
government was victorious in the elect
tions on the 21st, but on only a narrow
margin. The Socialists have made great
gains, and will hold the balance of power
in the new Reichstag
St. Landry democrat., 1887-03-05
NEWS IN BRIEF,

Jompiled from Various Sources
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-26
Cjtra Improvement Society,

The little village of Citra, in our neigh
boring county of Marion,.is fortunate in
having a live improvement society
among its public institutions. The society
is doing good work, too, rs was shown
by the report of its officers read mt the,
grand picnic given there one day last
week
The society has purchased four acres
of desirably located land and converted
it into a public park, and the work of
the individual members has done much
to beautify the place and make it attrac-
tive But the society is not satisfied
with this, and propose to keep up the
good work, fence the park, erect suitable
buildings, plant trees and shrubbery and
do such other things as will make it one
of the most beautiful spots i'll Florida.
Hon. 7. p. Bishop, formerly of
this county, was the orator of
the day ON the occasion of the
picnic, and his account of the
trials and difficulties met and overcome
by the early settlers of that section reads
like a romance. We cannot refrain quo
ting from his address the following,
showing the wonderful orange produc-
ton of that section:
Il suppose that during the last season
| about $50, 900 boxes of oranges have
been shipped from Citra-nearly, OF
quite one-sixth of all the oranges raised
| in Florida. l read last night iii the PA
| LATKA NEWS, a statement of the guam
| tIty of fruit sent out this season from
| Palatka by the j. I. 4 h. w. Railway
embracing of course, nearly all the or
anges brought down the st. Johns from
points south of that city. The aggre-
| gate was IA little over 81. 900 boxes-lesS
| than one half the quantity that went
/ out from Citra alone, and was de
fivered upon ears directly from Cit
ra groves. L was on Indian River n few
days ago, and / learned that the last
crop from the whole Indian River region
| south of Titusville, amounted to moi
more than 22.OOO boxes-less than ont
serenh of the crop produced by the
| groves of CIUra. l suppose the net pro
| ceeds which have come back to the own
ers of Citra groves this season, amount
to- more than $3.50, 200, and that / an
quite within bounds when say that W,
| paw out for labor. right here annually
not less than $50, 600. Such figures. per
tanning to- pay-rolls and net income
would he quite creditable to- a considera
bic manufacturing town.
We wish the Improvement Society sue
cess in all its undertakings, and com
mend its example to all other growing
communities. Citra is ON such soliC
basis that its future is assured.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-26
On the War-Path-

Yesterday morning, while the heavy
rain was falling, stranger created a
great deal of excitement on Lemon and
Water streets by walking about stripped
to the waist. 10 seems from what we
could learn that the stranger went into
the Chinese restaurant and ordered a
meal and, while waiting for it the mean
whisky he had been drinking began To
ferment and he literally billed over. -
vomiting all over the floor. When the
proprietor of the house attempted to put
him out he showed fight and scattered
things around generally, emerging from
the melee in the condition above de
scribed. He was arrested and locked up
by the Marshal. and will have a hearing
before his Honor, the Mayor, this morn
ina
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-26
They EXclaim!

What do you do with all the Goods i'm
your establishments is a question we have
Ia answer very frequently.
Why. sell them. ls our reply. We fear
nothing and buy the very best Clothing
and Gents Furnishing Goods i'm the mar
ket.
Oar long experience in the Clothing
Business. has given us the correct idea /:
thus are enabled Ia buy IA Stock To
suit one and all.
Our Spring and Summer Stock. with
few exceptions. Is ut hand and ready for
insDectiOn.
The Stock consists of Mems. Boy and
Youths Clothing of all descriptions.
In Shoes we keep up our usual Stock.
Our prices will compare favorably with
any fair competitor North or South.
We are not selling at cost, nor below
cost, but we take all advantages in buy
ing Stock. at the very lowest prices and
give our customers the benefit thereof.
\ Ill We. ask IL u call before purchasing
elsewhere, and if We cannot pleas" you.
We viii leave You with a smile.
MARCUS LOEB.
ellis Block. Lemon street. Palatka. Fla.
mh2'-tf
For sale.
Lovely IAs.trd Lots at Pablo Boach;
for particulars address,
II. III. MENAGER.
loo ". Monroe. ST. jacksonville
apl9-l2t
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-26
1t Did not Load.

On Saturday night last the steamer
Geo. NJ. Bird came up from Jackson
vile to get load of the cedar logs now
lying on the Iarkin House dock, intend
ing to load on Sunday. On being notified
by the police officers that the Sunday
ordinance was in full operation the Of
ticers of the steamer called on the mayor
for permission to proceed with the work.
For the reason that the ordinance fos
babe such proceeding, and the addi-
tional fact that the work was proposed
to be carried ON very near a church, the
mayor refused to grant the permission
asked for, and the officers and crew were
compelled to take a rest until yesterday
morning, when the logs We're put on
board and the steamer took her depart
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-26

| have read several articles lately i'm the
Southern CaitirdtOr. advocating the
building of silos with plank. Except
for a simple trial of ensiIage. desire to
discourage planters from erecting such
temporary buildings, as the contact of
the ensilage rots the plank in one or two
years. L have. therefore, found concrete
or betOn to be cheaper in the end If
the ground is dry, building of lime
concrete, without any cement. will ba
found good enough. All the labor can
be done by farm hands. and the only
outlay of money is for lime. When the
mortar Is mixed. one part lime To seven
parts sand, and all the rock possible
worked into the building it will be
found that the cost of the lime is only a
trifie-say about two and "A half barre 8
to 30 cubic feet space enclosed for
holding.
ensillage, or two and a half barrels of
lime to each COW to he provided with
food from this silO, which should be built
with reference to convenience in feeding
cattle during the winter. If the place St
lected be "A few rods from the barn, a
cheap tramway leading to the stable will
carry a car on which can be put for one
run enough ensilage to feed forty COWS.
This is a much more expeditions way IF
feeding than carrying III baskets. even
when the silO apjoins the barn.
To buili the silo, decide upon the size
required. cXcavate the ground level.
don't go below the top of the earth at
lowest side, 81 the drainage Will be good.
Set out posts III line on inside of sIlO on
all four sides. If you build twelve feet
high have our posts fourteen feet long
| with smooth sides toward plank. Then
set outside posts opp0side the inside posts
about sixteen inches in the clear between
posts at bottom; narrow To twelve inches
In clear at top. Put III such plank a. are
convenient and pour IN from buckets or
| hOds the mortar. If lime Il good. Ia one
| barrel of lime, slaked III the usual way.
| add seven barrels of clean sand. and the
mortar will bs. rich enough After pour
| ing mortar and rock of any size that WI
| go in between inside and outside plank.
| The more rock worked i'll the cheaper
| the building. If plank are plentiful you
| need not move them up. but add other
plank until the building is complete
| and when thoroughly set or hardened.
take off plank and the lumber will not
| be- seriously damaged. The floor ought
| to- he. made of Portland cement 10y a
| competent mason. Don't Use American
| dement's. | find that where cheap cement
| il desired that good lime. and Portland
| cement, mixed half and half. IL best.
| Where it is necessary at all to use cement
us. tin. Portland always.
To feed twenty cows. i'll middle
| Georgia. from November / to April /,
| literally. requires about forty eight
| thousand cubic feet al space, say 30 ctI-
| bic feet To the cow Long. narrow siloe
| are better than square buildings, lie CiIISs
| in taking out from one and there Will liz
| less food spoiled 10y exposure to the air.
| benz. w Hunt.
PANoLA FARM. EATONTON. Ga.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-26
Picnic and Regatta

We have received the programme of
the Eleventh Annual Oleander Point Pie
mic and Regatta. which is to take place
ON Indian River, ON March 3. The pro-
gramme is a very full one, and the day 5
sports will be- most interesting, and sew
eral of the leading orators IF the State
will be there to address the people. o
Four hundred and fifty dollars have
been offered in prizes, 50 arranged that
boats of every class have been literally
provided for The committees in charge
have also arranged for the entertainment
of three hundred guests. The days fe>-
Invites will wind up with a grand ball
and all who go may expect To spend a
very pleasant day and evening. The
railroads, We learn, will carry partIe-
at excursion rates.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-26
CITY NOTES.

The City Council will meet tonight.
There is no lack of cistern water in
Palatka now.
Lake fronts are very popular in Flori-
da. but people living in town dislike
very much to see the streets converted
into lakes every time it rains.
Telephones are getting to be so numerous
in Palatka that soon regular exchange
will have to be established. Those now
using them find them indispensable, and
great savers of time.
To-day will be observed throughout
the Southern States as Memorial Day,
and beautiful flowers will be laid on the
graves of the heroes who gave their lives
for a cause they held dear.
Thos. Wright, charged with being
drunk and disorderly, was fined $3 and
costs in the Mayors court yesterday
morning. VIM. Lennox, charged with
trespassing. was fined 81 and costs.
A new mail agent has been appointed
on the Palatka and Drayton Island route
III Phht oi 1tDt. iidiiN ,aptts w ho iist'
acted in that capacity since the steamer
Georgia has been carrying the mails.
The closing exercises of Miss Mack 5
school will take place on Friday evening
next at the school building. This is one
of the most successful and popular pri-
waite schools ever conducted in Palatka
and the term just drawing to- n close has
been very satisfactory one.
A number of boys on Sunday night
thought they would have some fun by
changing and moving signs. etc. on the
street, and they doubtless enjoyed thu
pastime very much. The Marshal yes
terday swore out warrants for their ar
rest, and as they have had the dance
the Mayor will call ON them to pay tn,
fiddler to-day. The boys will not b,
apt to engage in such sport again soon
as it may prove too costly.
The rain that began to fall on Satur
day last continued almost necessarily
until Monday noon. some of the shower,
being very heavy and accompanied by
thunder, lightning and high winds
This April shower was doubtless the tai
end of the western cyclones and storms
mentioned in our telegraph columns, bu
we are glad to say that no harm wa
done I'm this section. In fact tn,
rain was a very welcome visitor.
We learn from the St. Augustin,
Weekly that at public meeting at tn,
opera-house in that city last week, it wa
decided to rebuild the old Catholic cathe
dral. The same walls will be used. an,
the old building restored as it original,
stood, as near as possible. a large wins
will be built at the hack, giving tn,
house the shape of cross. COMMITTEES
will be appointed to to canvass the city
for contributions, and the necessary
funds are expected to- be- raised with bu
little trouble.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-26
MEMORIAL DAY.

70 he Celebrated at West View Cemetery
To-day
To-day, April 20, being Memorial Day.
the Ladies' Memorial Society propose to
appropriately celebrate it at West View
Cemetery this afternoon. The members
of the society and the public will assem-
BILE at the cemetery at O'Clock this af-
ternoon for the purpose of decorating
the soldiers graves. All persons wishing
to contribute flowers are requested tn
send them to the residences of Mrs. Benz
Deal and Mrs. :. j. Kennerly, from
which places they will b. sent to the
cemetery.
The Ladies' Memorial Society have
made West View one of the prettiest
burial grounds in the State. and it il to
their credit that it is kept in such good
order. Go out and attend the services
this afternoon.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-26
Crying for the Moon.

Rev. r. III. Allen Of Shrewsbury. Is an
Orthodox Congregationalist Clergyman.
and he read a paper before a demomina-
tional club at Worcester Monday even
ing on Sunday legislation as adapted
To the present day" which shows that he
certainly was not adapted tn the present
day or the future day. MIR Allen took the
ground that nothing could BE- construed
To be- anything like business or pleas
ure should he allowed. and all persons
ought to be compelled Ia have such a res
pect for the day as To i-- ready to do away
with everything but attention Ia religious
duties. and the laws should be 81 strongly
framed "a to prohibit anything in the
way of business. the running of ears.
street railroads. the use of carriages. il
suing of papers. or even work in house
holds. by maids or servants. or ANYTHING
else. We pity Mr.. Allen. He might n
well cry for the moon. with the exI--cta-
ton of getting IL, as Ia demand such an
observance of Sunday as he has outlined.
Ii might have been possible once. but ii
never can he again. to enforce such ideas.